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2017 Central Connecticut

8–⁠4 (6–⁠0 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut in 2017, game by game: lost at Syracuse 7–50; lost vs. Fordham 31–38; lost at Youngstown State 9–59; won vs. Walsh 57–6; won at Sacred Heart 26–15; won vs. Pennsylvania 42–21; won at Wagner 51–45; won vs. Bryant 31–14; won vs. Saint Francis 28–10; won at Duquesne 28–27; won vs. Robert Morris 42–14; lost at New Hampshire 0–14+51−50Lost 7–50 at Syracuse-43SyracuseLost 31–38 vs. Fordham-7FordhamLost 9–59 at Youngstown State-50Youngstown StateWon 57–6 vs. Walsh+51WalshWon 26–15 at Sacred Heart+11Sacred HeartWon 42–21 vs. Pennsylvania+21PennsylvaniaWon 51–45 at Wagner+6WagnerWon 31–14 vs. Bryant+17BryantWon 28–10 vs. Saint Francis+18Saint FrancisWon 28–27 at Duquesne+1DuquesneWon 42–14 vs. Robert Morris+28Robert MorrisLost 0–14 at New Hampshire-14New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSyracuseL 7–⁠5014%
Sep 9vsFordhamL 31–⁠3829%
Sep 16atYoungstown StateL 9–⁠5913%
Sep 23vsWalshW 57–⁠661%
Sep 30atSacred HeartW 26–⁠1530%
Oct 7vsPennsylvaniaW 42–⁠2134%
Oct 14atWagnerW 51–⁠4542%
Oct 21vsBryantW 31–⁠1464%
Nov 4vsSaint FrancisW 28–⁠1049%
Nov 11atDuquesneW 28–⁠2727%
Nov 18vsRobert MorrisW 42–⁠1486%
Nov 25atNew HampshireL 0–⁠1438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Northeast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
352–⁠313
Coach
—
Elo
1333 +154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.3 No. 55 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator
Andrew Christ

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Dolegala QB86 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Dolegala QB1 TD
Rushing yardsCameron Nash RB35 yds
Receiving yardsXavier Bass WR39 yds
Receiving touchdownsJose Garcia WR1 TD
TacklesRandall Laguerre LB7 tkl

2017 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut6–⁠08–⁠4
Duquesne4–⁠27–⁠4
Bryant4–⁠26–⁠5
Saint Francis3–⁠35–⁠6
Sacred Heart2–⁠44–⁠7
Wagner2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.